Classical Storytelling and Contemporary Screenwriting
Classical Storytelling and Contemporary Screenwriting
Aristotle and the Modern Scriptwriter
Price, Brian
Taylor & Francis Ltd
01/2018
244
Mole
Inglês
9781138553408
15 a 20 dias
385
Preface: Some Obligatory Backstory
SECTION I: A PROLOGUE
Chapter 1 - Introduction: What You Hold in Your Hands
Chapter 2 - Aristotle's Poetics: It's All Greek to Me
Chapter 3 - Motivating Factors: Why We Tell Stories
Chapter 4 - Starting the Journey: Defining the Road Ahead
SECTION II: A BEGINNING
Chapter 5 - Story: And I'm Sticking To It
Chapter 6 - Ideas: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Chapter 7 - Conflict: People Who Write Should Throw Stones
Chapter 8 - Wholeness: We Need Some Closure
Chapter 9 - Magnitude: It All Boils Down to One Thing
Chapter 10 - Loglines: Putting It All Together (Part 1)
SECTION III: A MIDDLE
Chapter 11 - Plot: Let's Stay Connected
Chapter 12 - Reversals and Revelations: Pieces of the Action
Chapter 13 - Change of Fortune: Covenant of the Arc
Chapter 14 - Fatal Flaw: And the Plot Thickens
Chapter 15 - Structure: The Shape of Things to Come
Chapter 16 - The Three Acts: Let's Break It Down
Chapter 17 - Anchor Points: A Pattern of Design
Chapter 18 - Character: The Agents of the Action
Chapter 19 - Defining Traits: What's Good and Appropriate
Chapter 20 - The 5 Ps: They Help Build Character
Chapter 21 - Motivating Behavior: Goooooal!!
Chapter 22 - Structure Revisited: Filling in the Gaps
Chapter 23 - Set-Up: Stepping Stones of Act One
Chapter 24 - Complications: Stepping Stones of Act Two
Chapter 25 - Resolution: Stepping Stones of Act Three
Chapter 26 - Stepping Stones: Building the Great Pyramids
Chapter 27 - Beat Sheets: Putting It All Together (Part 2)
SECTION IV: AN END
Chapter 28 - Scenes: The Building Blocks
Chapter 29 - Description: What You See Is What You Get
Chapter 30 - Dialogue: What You Say is What You Get
Chapter 31 - Dialogue Continued: Still More Left to Say
Chapter 32 - Formatting: Ah, the Lovely White Space
Chapter 33 - Pages: Putting It All Together (Part 3)
Chapter 34 - First Draft: And You're Finally Done
SECTION V: A RESOLUTION
Chapter 35 - Rewriting: Ha! You Thought You Were done
Chapter 36 - Theme: What's It All About, Ari?
Chapter 37 - Conclusion: Bringing It All Back Home
APPENDICES
Aristotle's Guiding Precepts
Assignments
Recommended Reading
Recommended Movies
Attributions
About the Author
Index
Preface: Some Obligatory Backstory
SECTION I: A PROLOGUE
Chapter 1 - Introduction: What You Hold in Your Hands
Chapter 2 - Aristotle's Poetics: It's All Greek to Me
Chapter 3 - Motivating Factors: Why We Tell Stories
Chapter 4 - Starting the Journey: Defining the Road Ahead
SECTION II: A BEGINNING
Chapter 5 - Story: And I'm Sticking To It
Chapter 6 - Ideas: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Chapter 7 - Conflict: People Who Write Should Throw Stones
Chapter 8 - Wholeness: We Need Some Closure
Chapter 9 - Magnitude: It All Boils Down to One Thing
Chapter 10 - Loglines: Putting It All Together (Part 1)
SECTION III: A MIDDLE
Chapter 11 - Plot: Let's Stay Connected
Chapter 12 - Reversals and Revelations: Pieces of the Action
Chapter 13 - Change of Fortune: Covenant of the Arc
Chapter 14 - Fatal Flaw: And the Plot Thickens
Chapter 15 - Structure: The Shape of Things to Come
Chapter 16 - The Three Acts: Let's Break It Down
Chapter 17 - Anchor Points: A Pattern of Design
Chapter 18 - Character: The Agents of the Action
Chapter 19 - Defining Traits: What's Good and Appropriate
Chapter 20 - The 5 Ps: They Help Build Character
Chapter 21 - Motivating Behavior: Goooooal!!
Chapter 22 - Structure Revisited: Filling in the Gaps
Chapter 23 - Set-Up: Stepping Stones of Act One
Chapter 24 - Complications: Stepping Stones of Act Two
Chapter 25 - Resolution: Stepping Stones of Act Three
Chapter 26 - Stepping Stones: Building the Great Pyramids
Chapter 27 - Beat Sheets: Putting It All Together (Part 2)
SECTION IV: AN END
Chapter 28 - Scenes: The Building Blocks
Chapter 29 - Description: What You See Is What You Get
Chapter 30 - Dialogue: What You Say is What You Get
Chapter 31 - Dialogue Continued: Still More Left to Say
Chapter 32 - Formatting: Ah, the Lovely White Space
Chapter 33 - Pages: Putting It All Together (Part 3)
Chapter 34 - First Draft: And You're Finally Done
SECTION V: A RESOLUTION
Chapter 35 - Rewriting: Ha! You Thought You Were done
Chapter 36 - Theme: What's It All About, Ari?
Chapter 37 - Conclusion: Bringing It All Back Home
APPENDICES
Aristotle's Guiding Precepts
Assignments
Recommended Reading
Recommended Movies
Attributions
About the Author
Index